By Newswire Editorial

The Sri Lankan High Commission in New Delhi recently participated in the annual Katina ceremony held at the Buddha Vihara in India’s capital.

The two-day religious ceremony brought together Buddhist monks, members of the Sri Lankan community, Indian Buddhists and other devotees.

The event was held at the historic New Delhi Buddhist Vihara, which was ceremonially opened by Mahatma Gandhi in 1939.

The temple, associated with the Maha Bodhi Society of India founded by Sri Lankan Buddhist revivalist Anagarika Dharmapala, symbolises the longstanding religious and cultural ties between Sri Lanka and India.

The Katina ceremony marks the conclusion of the traditional three-month rainy-season retreat observed by Buddhist monks. (Newswire)